Training

I've been trying to get out for an hour or so at least 2 times during the week after Benon goes to bed. With very little time to train this time of year I am mostly riding hard the whole time. If you are someone who can only get out for an hour or so you should be riding pretty hard. I usually ride about 75% of my max for 15 minutes, then do some all out 100% 25 second sprint intervals. Usually I am at about 87% for the first 18 seconds, then when it hurts so bad you want to stop I put my head down and try and make myself throw up by pedaling way harder than I think I can. I road for an hour last night and when I was done I was pretty tired and sore.

Got home, drank a recovery drink, and stretched. Thats it.

I definitely won't be winning any 85 mile road races any time soon, but I should be able to do ok in crits.


I've got really good roads around me to train on, lots of flat stuff at the bottom of the hill with little lights and lots of lanes, and if I feel like climbing, then I can always go up Eaton, Cambridge, or Roanoke.



Back to sprinting, I suck at it. I think I'm getting better though and worse case I can use that speed for attacks or not getting dropped. With sprinting, you want to be doing it at speed. Don't jump from 18 mph and expect to hit 35mph. Instead find a place that will launch you. Maybe down a hill onto a flat doing 38mph, and when you reach the flat, you try to maintain that 38mph for a while.


I road fizik r3 shoes last night. They are really good. The fit kind of weird when you are just standing there, but on the bike they are perfect. Super secure with good heel security, high arch, and wide toe box. Very, very stiff carbon.


I have some good easton wheels to sell, lots of carbon, and some $700 900gram tubulars if you are interested, tax time is almost here.


Might be riding the intensives from hutchinson on sunday, we'll see, Gatorskins are good too, they come in today, but if they sell out, I'll be riding intensives.